2011-12 News

June 18, 2012
Binney Featured on National News Program; Talks Title IX with Jackie Joyner Kersee
Wellesley College junior volleyball player Ali Binney was a featured guest on the national morning news program, "The Takeaway" this morning, discussing Title IX with legendary sports figure Jackie Joyner Kersee.

November 21, 2011
Wellesley Volleyball Players Honored by NEWVA
Several members of the Wellesley College volleyball team earned post-season recognition from the New England Women's Volleyball Association. Three Wellesley players were honored, senior Amanda Duritsch, junior Isabel Custodio and first-year Sydney Carfagno.

November 17, 2011
Twenty Wellesley Student-Athletes Named Academic All-Conference
The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) has named twenty Wellesley College student-athletes to the Academic All-Conference Team for the fall. Eight cross country athletes received the honor, along with four from soccer, four from field hockey, two from tennis, and two from volleyball.

November 17, 2011
Volleyball Trio Named All-America, All-Region; Carfagno NE Freshman of the Year
A trio of Wellesley College volleyball players were named to the AVCA All-America teams.

November 8, 2011
Wellesley Volleyball Players Earn All-Conference Honors; Carfagno Named Rookie of the Year
First-year Sydney Carfagno highlighted the awards, taking home Rookie of the Year honors, while Wellesley placed Carfagno, Isabel Custodio and Amanda Duritsch on the All-Conference team.

November 6, 2011
Volleyball Comeback Falls Short Against Springfield in NEWMAC Title Game
The Wellesley College volleyball team forced a fifth set after falling behind 0-2, but couldn't complete the comeback as the Blue fell 3-2 to Springfield in the 2011 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Volleyball Championship.

November 5, 2011
Blue Volleyball Downs Coast Guard; Advances to NEWMAC Championship
The Wellesley College volleyball team avenged a regular season sweep by handing the #2 seeded Coast Guard Bears a 3-1 loss in the semifinal round of the 2011 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament.

November 1, 2011
Blue Volleyball Downs Babson, Advances to NEWMAC Semis
The Wellesley College volleyball team notched a 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-20) victory over Babson in the first round of the 2011 NEWMAC Tournament on Tuesday evening at the Keohane Sports Center.

October 29, 2011
Blue Volleyball Knocks Off Clark in Regular Season Finale
Wellesley College got a match-high 43 assists from Isabel Custodio and the visiting Blue knocked off a hard-charging Clark University squad, 3-1, in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women’s volleyball action on Saturday afternoon.

October 25, 2011
Visiting Coast Guard Downs Wellesley Volleyball
Visiting Coast Guard Academy handed the Wellesley College volleyball team their first sweep of the season, recording a 3-0 win over the Blue on Tuesday evening in the Dorothy Towne Field House.

October 21, 2011
Blue Volleyball Goes 2-1 at Hall of Fame Tournament
The Wellesley College volleyball team opened the 2011 Volleyball Hall of Fame Tournament with a

October 19, 2011
Wellesley Volleyball Sweeps #17 UMass Boston
For the second time in eight days, Wellesley Volleyball has toppled a nationally-ranked opponent. Following up last week's 3-1 win over #18 Springfield, the Blue downed #17 UMass Boston, 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-19), on Wednesday night at Keohane Sports Center.

October 18, 2011
Blue Volleyball Notches 3-1 NEWMAC Win Over Babson
Sydney Carfagno and Julia Adams combined for 20 kills as the Wellesley College volleyball team downed cross-town and NEWMAC-rival Babson, 3-1(25-16, 25-11, 24-26, 25-17), at Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening.

October 17, 2011
Custodio Named NEWMAC Player of the Week
Wellesley volleyball player Isabel Custodio was named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Player of the Week for the period ending October 16th.

October 15, 2011
Wellesley Volleyball Downs Bridgewater State
Wellesley Volleyball extended its win streak to six straight -- and 10 of the last 11 -- with a 3-0 sweep (25-14, 25-9, 25-16) over Bridgewater State on Saturday at Keohane Sports Center. The win lifts the Blue to 16-6 overall. The Bears drop to 8-15.

October 11, 2011
Wellesley Volleyball Upsets Springfield
The Wellesley College volleyball team handed 18th-ranked Springfield their first loss of the season, as the Blue posted a 3-1 (25-15, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20) win over the Pride in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Wednesday night.

October 9, 2011
Wellesley Wins Seven Sisters Volleyball
Wellesley College took home the Championship at the 2011 Seven Sisters Volleyball Tournament, capping the weekend with a 3-0 sweep of Vassar. Entering the weekend's final match, both the Blue and the Brewers each sported 3-0 records, turning Sunday's final tilt into the tournament-deciding match.

October 5, 2011
Wellesley Volleyball Drops Tight 3-1 Match to Tufts
Blue drop ultra-tight 3-1 match to NESCAC-power Tufts.

October 4, 2011
Blue Volleyball Sweeps Wheaton
Senior Amanda Duritsch and sophomore Kellyn O’Brady each recorded six kills to lead the Wellesley College volleyball team to a 3-0 win over Wheaton College in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action Tuesday night at Emerson Gymnasium.

September 27, 2011
Wellesley Volleyball Sweeps Mount Holyoke
Led by nine kills from Kellyn O'Brady, Wellesley volleyball defeated Mount Holyoke 3-0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-18) Tuesday night at Keohane Sports Center. Wellesley now stands at 9-5 on the season, 3-1 in NEWMAC play. The Lyons drop to 5-4, 1-3 in the conference.

September 24, 2011
Volleyball Rebounds; Blue Win Two at MIT Invitational
The Wellesley College volleyball team rebounded after a disappointing day one at the MIT Invitational, by sweeping play in the Bronze Bracket. The Blue posted 3-0 wins over both Newbury and Smith to finish in ninth place at the event.

September 23, 2011
Blue Volleyball Drops Two at MIT Invitational
The Wellesley College volleyball team suffered two tough losses on day one of the MIT Invitational. The Blue fell 3-1 to Connecticut College in their opener, and then dropped a 3-2 heartbreaker to Frostburg State in the nightcap.

September 20, 2011
Blue Volleyball Snaps MIT's Unbeaten Streak
Wellesley College ended MIT’s undefeated season with a 27-25, 18-25, 25-15, 25-20 decision in a NEWMAC women’s volleyball match on Tuesday night. The Engineers saw their ledger move to 11-1 on the year and 2-1 in conference action while the Blue improved to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in the NEWMAC.

September 17, 2011
WPI Stuns Blue Volleyball; Engineers Win 3-2
The WPI volleyball team posted a 3-2 victory over Wellesley College on the Blue's home turf, in NEWMAC action on Saturday afternoon.

September 13, 2011
Volleyball Opens NEWMAC Play by Downing Smith
The Wellesley College volleyball team opened up New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play with a 3-1 victory on the road at Smith College.

September 10, 2011
Wellesley Volleyball Sweeps Emmanuel
The Wellesley College Volleyball team picked up a 3-0 victory over Emmanuel College on the final day of the Brandeis Invitational. The Blue earned the win with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, and 25-23 to move to 4-2 on the season.

September 9, 2011
Blue Volleyball Splits Two at Brandeis Invitational
The Wellesley College volleyball team split two matches on the first night of the Brandeis Invitational. The Blue opened with a 3-1 win over Eastern Connecticut State, but dropped their nightcap 3-1 to Haverford.

September 3, 2011
Wellesley Volleyball Splits Tri-Match vs. Endicott/Keene State
The Wellesley College volleyball team opened its 2011 campaign by hosting the Chip Case Kick Off tri-match on Saturday at Wellesley College

August 31, 2011
Wellesley Athletics Unveils “Chip Case Kickoff Event”
Blue to Dedicate Fall Opener to Professor Emeritus Karl “Chip” Case